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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

"...the most poetical topic in the world."

"The death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world."
E.A. Poe.
"The Philosophy of Composition" (1846)


Lingard by Colin Wilson (1970)
1980 Pocket Books cover art by George Ziel
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    Hi Will, just stopping by to say how much I’ve enjoyed your blog these past few months and to wish you well for 2012.
    Best, Sara

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  2. Will ErricksonJanuary 3, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Thank you, Sara, and I return the sentiment! Let's hope 2012 is filled with cheap vintage paperbacks...

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    I'll drink to that!

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  4. Phantom of PulpNovember 5, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Stunning cover. Like Wilson a lot. Never read this. Must!

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